The Bed of Procrustes - Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Hardcover)

By the author of the modern classic "The Black Swan," this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect.
"The Bed of Procrustes" takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects--modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs, defining intelligence as what can be tested in a classroom, and convincing people that employment is not slavery.
Playful and irreverent, these aphorisms will surprise you by exposing self-delusions you have been living with but never recognized.
With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness.

General

Imprint:	Random House
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Incerto, 4
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Dimensions:	207 x 142 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-4000-6997-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Corporate finance Books > Money & Finance > Corporate finance Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Promotions
LSN:	1-4000-6997-1
Barcode:	9781400069972

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